VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis gave a new mandate to his sex abuse advisory commission Friday, telling its members to work with bishops around the world to establish special welcome centers for victims and to audit the church’s progress on fighting abuse from its new perch within the Vatican.
BOSTON – For years, Vincent Gillespie waged a legal battle to try to gain control of hundreds of paintings by his father – renowned postwar American artist Gregory Gillespie. On Jan.
Pope cancels agenda on medical advice because of knee pain ROME – Pope Francis again canceled his daily meetings Tuesday because of acute knee pain that has greatly curtailed his mobility in recent months. The Vatican said in a statement that Francis’ doctors had recommended he interrupt his planned activities, which included a meeting of his cabinet of cardinal advisers who meet every three months at the Vatican.
WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday the global pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlight the possibility of big economic shocks in the future, adding that downturns are “likely to continue to challenge the economy.”
NEW YORK – Amazon reported its first quarterly loss since 2015 on Thursday, its moneymaking juggernaut stalled by a slowdown in pandemic-induced online shopping and a huge write-down of its investment in an electric-vehicle startup.
As the city of Waxahachie begins the budget process for fiscal year 2022-23, some City Council members are encouraging the city staff to at least include a lower tax rate as an option. During Monday’s annual midyear council retreat, Councilwoman Melissa Olson asked if the city could use the no-new-revenue tax rate as the starting point when drafting the budget that will be presented to the council later this year.
NEW YORK – Help wanted. The job: putting one of the nation’s most farreaching salary disclosure laws into practice.
The Waxahachie Police Department is seeking two men who are suspected of committing an armed robbery around 10:50 p.m. Tuesday at La Quinta Inn, 311 Stadium Dr.
The Texas National Guard soldier who died last week trying to help two migrants who struggled to cross the Rio Grande was not equipped with a flotation device and had not been trained in water rescue techniques, the state’s top military commander told a legislative panel Wednesday.
A 458-lot residential development received a favorable recommendation from the Waxahachie Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday after plans showed the housing detail commissioners had been looking for.